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Albert Hernandez and Julius Besser.
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In episode #143 we look at the new game for Creativity Hub, now known as Hub Games. The game is Untold: Adventures Await. This is a cooperative storytelling game that uses Rory's Story Cubes and is really a light RPG in disguise. We also have a small segment interviewing Rory O'Conner of Rory's Story Cubes fame. For the rest of the really interesting cube, head on over to the Every Night is Game Night podcast (episode #71)!

Welcome to another instalment of the 1 Player Podcast. In this episode we look at the official solo variant for Five Tribes. This is a fantastic game published by Days of Wonder News (02:37) Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small (bgg)(03:40) Groves (bgg)(04:34) Nightfighter Ace (bgg, compass games)(05:44) Gorbachev: The Fall of Communism (bgg, ...…

Another episode another game! This time we talk some brief news including Albert's new fountain pen podcast and the new Snowdownia Kickstarter. Then we take a deep look at Four Against Darkness, the solo RPG dungeon crawl in which you take for intrepid adventures in a quest for fame and fortune. Pens on the Go (podbean)Snowdonia (BGG, KS)Four A ...…

Julius and Albert travel through time to review Anachrony, from Mindclash games. Let's admit,Julius spends a lot of time talking about the solo mode for this one, so tune in and travel. Extended show notes: Banter and geenral discussionReview of Anachrony (06:04)

Do you like Arkham Horror the card game? Do you continue to purchase the new expansions as they come out? Well, Julius does. Albert doesn't, so we are leaving him behind as Julius and guest co-host Tyler Moore review over the entire Path to Carcosa cycle for Arkham Horror the card game. Join us for a full review of each scenario across the cycle.…

Journey into the depths of the libraries of the 1 Player Podcast. Join us on the couch as we chat about some of our favorite books of late, including the "Traps Hidden Books" and "You Don't Want to Know."We also talk about Victory Point Games' recent kickstarter for their Graphic Novel Adventures, and about Gem Rush. We then review Ex Libris, a ...…

After chatting about some recent games they've played, Albert and Julius review two Pandemic games today, Pandemic Reign of Cthulhu and Pandmic Iberia. Afterwards, Julius talks with the designer of Unbroken, currently on Kickstarter. General Discussion: Stuffed Fables and the Every Night is Game Night Podcast (01:55)CoOp Cast (05:55)Ex Libris, ...…

Hi folks, in this episode Julius and Albert go over some news and a rant or two, then we talk about the "Big In Japan" game from AEG, Unicornus Knights. 01:17 News (Portal Games)01:34 Detective: A Modern Crime Boardgame (BGG)02:32 Imperial Settlers: Amazons (BGG)03:29 Imperial Settlers: We Didn't Start the Fire (BGG)04:03 Robinson Crusoe: Myste ...…

Albert and Julius have a packed episode today. Not only do we announce the winners of the Lords of the Rings contest, but we also have an extended interview with AJ Porfirio about upcoming Van Ryder Games titles, including the Big Score, graphic novel adventures, and the Hostage Negotiator campaign. Then we review and discuss Flee, the innovate ...…

In episode #143 we look at the new game for Creativity Hub, now known as Hub Games. The game is Untold: Adventures Await. This is a cooperative storytelling game that uses Rory's Story Cubes and is really a light RPG in disguise. We also have a small segment interviewing Rory O'Conner of Rory's Story Cubes fame. For the rest of the really inter ...…

After a winter break, the 1 Player Podcast is back to review a big game, Too Many Bones, and a little game, Triplock. Both are published by Chip Theory Games, so the episode is dedicated to discussions of chips (for at least a minute, but we never do decide on a favorite chip). As usual, we chat about a bunch of other games and a bit about gene ...…

In this last episode of 2017 we look look back (though don't we always?) But first we also breifly look forward with the news! Our main review is a look way back to the 1960s and world wide espionage with Agents of SMERSH by Jason Maxwell and published by 8th Summit Games. 02:59 Nations: Dice Game - Unrest (BGG)06:45 Viceroy (BGG)09:43 Imperial ...…

Albert and Julius return, after a slight delay due to holidays and technical difficulty. But we're back, and talking about some new news and some old news! And about games! And about pop culture! Could you ask for more?Join us for a discussion of some kickstarter projects and gaming trends. Then we review two games from our new "Same but differ ...…

This slightly longer than "normal" episode has a bit of news followed by a long discussion on Hotshots by Fireside Games. We also get into a small discussion on probabilities. 02:17 Shopping Geeklist (1 Player Guild Collective Aquisition Disorder) (BGG)04:27 English Eerie (RPG Geek, DriveThruRPG)07:34 Tom Vassel loves Solo12:12 Untold: Adventur ...…

Have you considered a career in sound effects creation? Neither did Albert until he played B-17, and now he is fascinated with creating the sound air-based combat simulation sound effects! Amazing! In this episode, Albert and Julius talk about a bunch of games they've been playing and are highly anticipating playing. Expect to hear more about a ...…

In this episode Albert & Julius talk a bit about a few games and then dig into Mechs vs Minions, a co-op dungeon crawl pubished, by of all things, a video game company. 01:46 - St. Louis Game Design Day 05:38 - Subatomic (BGG) 06:53 - Subterranian Cities (BGG) 10:36 - Escape the Room: Mystery at the Stargazer's Manor (BGG) 14:37 - Hostage Negot ...…

A game about farming in the Mediterranean! This episode has Julius taking a close look at La Granja for solo play. Then we both play a game of Ancient Empires, currently on Kickstarters. Kickstarter 05:50 - The Networks: Executives (BGG, KS)09:35 - Wander: The Cult of Barnacle Bay (BGG, KS)13:55 - Ancient Artifacts (BGG, KS) Feature 15:20 - La ...…

Having survived the great darkening of the sun, Albert and Julius return to delve into the deepest reaches of our oceans. In this episode, after a breif chat of our solar eclipse experiences, Albert and Julius review the solitaire game Nemo's War (second edition). Albert also interviews David Thompson, the designer of Pavlov's House and a numbe ...…

Welcome to the Eclipsisode. In this episode (which actully has nothing to do with an eclipse other than the date)) we review Yggdrasil. Albert also talks about CRGE, the Conjectural Roleplaying Game Emulator. As always, we also have a bit of news and whatnot. 00:24 - Intro00:39 - Welcome Conjecture Games00:54 - CRGE (DriveThruRPG)12:52 - UNE (D ...…

Gencon is right around the corner, so Albert and Julius are excited to talk about some of the games they are looking forward to hearing more about. Sadly, although GenCant is happening this year, GenCant SoloCon didn't get arranged for this year. Regardless, Albert and Julius take a brief run through their wishlists from Gencon releases, and ta ...…

This is a big episode folks! This time around Julius and Albert invited anybody that wanted to participate to come on the show and chat. We were joined by BGG user SSGMightyMouse. We spent a lot of time talking about just about every aspect of new new-ish Arkham Horror LCG. We also have some news and a discussion of LCG versus "regular" games, ...…

Albert and Julius celebrate July 4 with a rousing discussion of board games. We preview the upcoming game Renegade, chat about the recent release of the Friday app, and a few other board games. We also announce our upcoming live event: The Big Arkham Chat. On July 16 at 8 pm (central), we will be recording our episode talking about Arkham Horro ...…

Yet another double-header episode. This time Julius and Albert talk about Nautilion AND Flatline, a sequel to Fuse. First though, we go over a bit of news, mostly about Morten and Automas. Then we also talk about KS games. Finally, Albert and Julius discuss the latest Shadi Torbey game, Nautilion and then Julius teaches Albert Flatline. 01:40 - ...…

Having pulled through another bought of thunderstorms and power losses, Albert and Julius return with another information packed episode, along with Albert spending a lot of time lecturing Julius about the history behind the game Sagrada. Julius and Albert take some time off gaming to discuss the hobby, and specifically the publishing industry ...…

Albert & Julius are back to their old habits with an 80 minute long show. We've packed full-o-stuff. We quickly celebrate the podcast's 6th anniversary and SGoYT's 4th anniversary. It wasn't mentioned, but May is Solitaire Gaming Month. At the time of this posting, you still have 2 days left to enjoy it! Albert has a good time talking to the de ...…

Welcome to episode 127 of the 1 Player Podcast. Join us for a run through of a few games Albert is looking forward to, including multiple games from publisher White Dog Games. Meanwhile, Julius talks about his anticipation for Renegade, an upcoming game designed by Ricky Wilkins of Box of Delights. After running through the awards for Solo Gami ...…

Welcome to episode 126 of the 1 Player podcast. In this episode we talk a bit abou a few games we've been playing and look at some digital as well as upcoming games. Albert talks a bit about Tableop day (which already hapened) and Julius gets on his soapbox about managing expectations. Of course, we thank our lovely Patreon backers and finally ...…

Welcome back to episode 125 of the 1 Player Podcast. Julius starts out with a discussion of his encounters with local armed robbery, and then explains more details about our new Discord chat.With the release of the new Onirim app, we've also started playing too many games of Onirim on our respective devices, so we cover this app's release.Juliu ...…

Hello listenners! That's right.. this episode we cover two Valeria games.. Quests of Valeria & Villages of Valeria. Julius played both games and gives his impression on these games. Also we talk about other stuff we played and welcome our first Patreon backers. Discord server invite link is here! 03:00 Patreon backer welcome 05:10 Comancheria 0 ...…

Welcome to the 1 Player Podcast version 2.0. Albert drives through the BGG awards for best games of 2016, focusing on the games that are solitaire friendly (including co-ops, wargames, and print and plays). Let us know if the BGG awards are something you feel make a strong influence (like Albert) or are more of an overrated popularity contest ( ...…

Welcome to episode #122. In this episode Albert relives the Year of Warames (2016). He does that by talking about Conquest of Paradise a game of exploration, discovery and conquest in ancient ppolyponesia. Also, we ramble on about stuff, including more games. 00:32 Rambilng intro 03:53 Podcast survey 05:03 Stuff in general 05:18 Game night for ...…

Listeners, thank you for subscribing. We are trying to get some feedback on the 1 Player Podcast. Julius and Albert take a small detour from our normal format to post up a podcast audience participation survey. We would really appreciate upir feedback and particpation. (And we're even giving away a gift certifiate to Miniature Market for survey ...…

Julius and Albert return from adventures in Norse mythology to talk about a highly thematic game. Well, they talk about A Feast For Odin, at least, and spend some time talking with Chris about Odin Quest. The mere mention of highly thematic games leads Albert down the dungeon hole of Card Rogue. And Albert and Julius talk about starting an audi ...…

Wow folks.. did you expect another episode so quickly? I didnt but I messed up 119. I figured I should record something short to let listeners know the fixed #119 was back. Well, why not turn it into an episode! This episode only covers the RPG game, The Plant by by Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games. He's designed many other acclaimed RPG ...…

Albert and Julius ramble on and on about lots of nonsense, but we also talk about a few solo games like The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire wich Julius just lovs. This episode includes an interview and a PnP Patrol segment!! 0:00:30 - Intro & banter0:04:00 - Fauna0:05:50 - Cardline0:07:58 - Cardventures (BGG)0:13:23 - Yggdrasil (BGG)0:15:13 - ...…

Welcome, guests. Come in, come in, for an exciting tale about our rustic inn. Be not concerned by the red flecks on the couch; those are merely some minor rust stains. I guarantee, the quality of this podcast of beyond compare. Now, as I was saying, listen to a tale woven of Arkham Horror the card game, while Julius interviews the lead designer ...…

Folks, here's the spoiler episode on Pandemic Legacy: Season 1. It includes information on Julius's experience playing the game and his thoughts on it. It includes details about the game that you wil want to avoid if you have any expectations to play in the future. You have been warned (possibly overwarned).…

In episode 107 Abert and Julius discuss Pandemic: Legacy. This is the runaway co-op hit in which you get to play through a 1 time adventure. We also discuss a few other small things, but mostly this is all Pandemic: Legacy. Note, this episode has no spoilers, but we will also release a spoiler episode in a few days. 0:08:56 - Wizard's Academy r ...…

The year is coming to a close with a final episode for 2016, of more moderate length. Julius and Albert dispute whether the Grizzled can be considered a wargame (which it cannot), in addition to chatting about some other games they've played. Plus, Julius steals a segment from Chris and review a print-and-play game, Haze Island. Show notes: Fav ...…

Welcome to the hundred and fifteenth episode of the podcast. This time around we talk about what we have been playing lately and then look at Wizard's Academy. 3:10 what we've been playing 3:14 Elder Sign 4:15 Castle Panic: Engines of War 4:30 Pandemic: The Cure - Expermintal Meds 9:08 Sans Allies 9:52 Star Wars: Destiny (not solo) 10:20 Sentin ...…

After a hearty Thanksgiving, Albert and Julius return with Travis (of Low Player Count) and Chris (of Print and Play Patrol) to talk about wargames, including a general discussion of solitaire war games and what defines a war games. After some general recommendations, everyone joins in to review Agricola: Master of Britain. 1 Player Podcast is ...…

Julius returns, along with a great many guests and interviews. Albert interviews Morten Pederson about his upcoming projects, Julius interviews Stephen Buonocore about Stronghold games, and Albert comes back to interview the designers of the kickstarter game Luminous Age. Finally, Albert and Julius review Freedom: The Underground Railroad (but ...…

In Episode 112 Albert & guest host Chris discuss the recently wrapped up Solo Print & Play design contest. We look at the top winners and a few honorable mentions. We also have a brief KS segment in which we show off just how good Julius really is at Kickstarter stuff.Intro stuffKickstater (5:55) - Peacekeepers (6:00) - Starcade (10:26) - Spire ...…

Like two hobbits with the same birthday, Albert & Julius celebrate the eleventy-first episode by covering two games. First we look at the Lord of the Rings Adventure Card Game then we look at the Networks. There is off course the usual KS segment and a quick chat on what we've been playing. Oh, and don't forget, we fix one of these games by add ...…

Julius and Albert are working the space stations in this episode. Join us in the far reaches for an exploration of the game Far Space Foundry, along with our regular kickstarter and new games discussions. Albert also takes some time off for a poetry recital as he announces the winner of our most recent giveaway. Opening Chat OctodicePandemic th ...…

Welcome back from GenCant. Albert and Julius return to talk about some new games, Gencon announcements, and a contest. We also review Warhammer Quest: the Adventure Card Game, a campaign card game. As a bonus review, Julius talks about Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction, a filler and solo-friendly game. 00:00 - Gencon and general chat00:18 - Pri ...…

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